Subrata Chattopadhyay

Subrata Chattopadhyay, is an architect and urban planner and a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Though he has spent over three decades in teaching, research and consultancy at IIT, he feels that his journey has just begun. He firmly believes that being in the company of his young students, year after year, keeps him alive and fresh in the mind. Surely, his students are the greatest source of his sustenance and energy. He also fondly recalls his stint as visiting...See more

Subrata Chattopadhyay, is an architect and urban planner and a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Though he has spent over three decades in teaching, research and consultancy at IIT, he feels that his journey has just begun. He firmly believes that being in the company of his young students, year after year, keeps him alive and fresh in the mind. Surely, his students are the greatest source of his sustenance and energy. He also fondly recalls his stint as visiting professor, in Lund University Sweden, as among his most fulfilling experiences. Subrata enjoys traveling and meeting people with an uncluttered mind. This helps him fathom the real priorities of the people. While he is open to learning an appropriate technology, from a bamboo craftsman in peri-urban India, he is equally at ease, in exchanging notes at the Media Lab in MIT. His tenure as Dean of Alumni Affairs at IIT, connected him to one of the largest networks of alumni in the world and he was simply overwhelmed to see their love for the alma mater. If being in numerous boards, forums and committees, including being a Board member of SPA Delhi, is his hardware side, his software side, if we may, is his passion for driving, writing, his interest in country music, and above all, just being a keen observer. Through his musings, he captures his experiences, shares his thoughts and also poses some questions. This is not about H-index, this is not about citations. It is just passion to connect with another set of actors; his readers. See less